Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-28
THE State OF THE UNION
Barney Gibbs Turns Out 70 Have Been
Working in Disguise ali the While
In the Interest Of Reagan.
Judge Reagau's Pilgrimage TO Dallas
During the STATE Sairs Last Fall,
Ard What it all Meant.
The Star Of Alexander Watkins Terrell
Becemz Il Lost Iwinkler in the
Political Firmament.
A EFT CT HISTORY.


Special 20 the GAZeLte.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 2G.-The sudden
turn taken by the senatori Il contest, which
to-day sent Alexander Watkins Terrell to
the rear ana John Hampden Reagan to
the front, confirms prediction made by
TIE GAZETTE in 6 lengthy special from
Dallas several weeks ago concerning the
status of Judge Reagan on the corpora
ton and anti-corpOTatlon issues IN poll
tics. In that special it was stated that
Reagan visited Dallas during the state
fairs last fall, met number OF Demo
cratic leaders frCm all parts OF the state
In several private consultations al the
Grand Windsor hotel, and that II
what the sage of Palestine then
said in private had been said IN puoIlc, II
would have created sensation ana as
tonished the party press and party
leaders OF the Democracy. He pictured
a gloomy outlook for the party unless it
ceased ccnsortiug with corporations and
returned to strictly
ORTHODOX DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
After these private conferences, which
were daily occurrences for upwards of
week, Judge Reagan returned to Pales-
tine and straightway what had been a
mere political rumor was announced as
pos tive tact, that Judge Reagan was q
full tiedged candidate for the Uaited
States Seuate, and from that day
the senatorial star OF A.
W. Terrell began TO wlne until to-day It
became lost twinkler in the political
armament. THE GAZETTE was the ouly
paper in Texas to publish the facts Of
these private couferenC. st Dallas, aud
predicted pretty clearly at the time what
has to-day occurred and what is
FoRFsHADowED FOR TOMORROW,
and stated that Judge Reagan, in his Ut
terences ia private, had gone further in
regard to corpora ions and their iDtiu-
ences t.. politics than ever did BarneY
Gibbs go in his speeches during the men,
orable canvass in the Sixth Congressional
district. In connection with what
to-day has devel' ped, Barney's keen
political sagaCity shows up and marks
him as cunning as q fox and as long
headed as a snake doctor. No one who
knows Gibbs has believed him during the
present senatorial campaign to be at
heart for the succrS5 of John ireland. His
soliCitude was only on the surface. His
toraftiness was directed
IN THE INTEREST OF REAGAN,
knowing that to be successful in this
direction it would be necessary first to
have Marcy inundated and then Ire
land cruciaed that Reagan might come as
Moses to lead the hosts. In other
words he has been a Reagan man
in disguise. This is proved by state
ment made here vest, rday by Judge
Reagan that Gibbs had really been the
man who planned to get him into the race
and that it was at the invitation Of Gibbs
that he made
TIE PILGRIMAGE TO DALLAS
during the holding Of the State Fairs, at
which time the senatorial candidacy of
himself was positively determined upon.
THE GAZETTE correspondent does not
wish to be understood as saying that
Reagan knew CT was a party to Gibbs
plannings. He only wishes to
show that Gibbs used his fine
Italian handiwork for s certain purpose
and has made 4 good job of his skill.
This is an arti-Corporation Legislature
and is going to choose an anti-corpors-
ton extremist Senator, and in that result
Gibbs viii feel that the blighting of his
young and budding ambition of few
months ago has not been altogether with
out
A M0DICUM OF RECOMPENsE.
The part he has played as an Irelsndte,
has Teen in one matter most sincere. He
believes Ireland has made good Gov
ernor, and also that he has done more
for the young men of Texas in politics
than did ever any other of the old
politicians. "He has appointed them to
office and recognized them in public at
fairs to Il most liberal degree, and they
should have feelings of most sincere
gratitude for him." said Gibbs to-day,
land were It possible to elect Ireland
Senator | should most heartily rejoice,
but think his chances are gomez